Mike Barnicle is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator. He is a regular contributor on MSNBC's popular Morning Joe program, and often comments on television and in print about the news of the day. Mike Barnicle has written more than 4,000 newspaper columns, and continues to write for The Daily Beast, TIME, The Huffington Post, Politico, Esquire, and others.

Mike makes a guest appearance on Bloomberg’s With All Due Respect, where they talked about a recent poll on the popularity of football in America. The poll highlights the discrepancy between football’s ongoing popularity among viewers and an increasing hesitance among parents to let their kids play the game. “The violence is an aphrodisiac for the telecasters. They love it. They want more of it. They show more of it. And it’s scary,” says Mike of player collisions shown during televised games. Watch the full segment here.

Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.